New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-29
IN THE JURY'S HANDS TO-DAY
TIE TESTIMONY IN DEFENCE OF shAHf
= ALL IN.

TIE TESTIMONY IN DEFENCE VI onA".
Sv,,fv nARnErT WANTED TO GET THE CN9H ID;
roa,ss 1iiE JURY LAST NIGHT. BUT Mr. SIN
xrv p,nNr FEEL ELL-FTATUREs OF THE
- DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
No., % the surprise OF nearly everybody, enarp
Yesterday finished getting In all their 'es'V
e for s defence some hours before the uSua' 'i,'
. ,ournment Altogether the witnesses snmino"ou e 49,
occYpv more than few hours. Nor was ther 'o
s,, s,,arn relies for his vinlication on the argu
,uen,s Of bis lawyers not on eV'aenoe " -.
,,,esses In his opening Mr. farsoh' M
aca,ed something Of this sor1 pa' 49,
exnsctea that the evidence for sharp wouio po '
and scapty as it turned out to be- One advahase
,r.e was that it prevented the prosecution from pun
s second case against sharp in the shape OF repnt
,,,g testimony sharps defence Is practically the Gun
on,,o, that the charge against him has not been
In. LAWYERS have made effort 70 disprV'0
evidence II Is Ito light task that Mr. sncSney mas
taken. He will analyze the evidence oh'io" s 1',t
sharp and eudeavor 10 convince the jury tha' IL
- Sh.,, cuutv Colonel Fellows will follow h''n'
and taking the Same evidence, will DO DIS oes' ~ f
shade the Jury thatit does prove sharp gui''y'
caused much surprise in some quarters anu o'o
disappointment among those VINO ENJOY So,'" ,n,
the defence did not put sharp on inc s'anu' ii'
moe would have done So II sharps testimony peiore 'o
confront him with the prosecution would have'ma'c
spsetacle OF the old and would nave woifo"
him terribly. aha ,,rr
1ve Barrett had hopes giving the case to the jury
,as. uyht but Mr. suckney. who Is to sum up ior 0 no
fence appeaed 10 the jury that he was not wei eho"su
IN do istice to his CLIENT shortly after the a'erho
s .,on onc,ea the trial was adjourned TILL to-day ME-
stickney will speak until adjournment at ocooA
Colonel Fellows will up for the prosecution occupy
ing an hour and half, he confidently stated YESTERDAY
hut it will probably much exceed that anu ''ie" s
Barrett i'll briefly review the evidence ana ~
,urv ma tn the law bearing the 1t Will prooaoy
be o'clock before the jury are taken out 70
their verdict.
MR. scRIBNER TEsTIrIEs AGAIN.
Tho nroceedings began at $50 O'clock. MI scroner
was recalled witness stand Adiscussiou previous"
his testimony az the character OF the evidence " 10
given by the witness After statement OF "n"' was
70 he by Mr. Parsons Mr. Nico contended that such eV
nce was ALREADY in and there necessity for IT'S
so,; ton judge Barrett sustained this op)ecuoh'
,hauc subsequently he permitted many questions 10 DC
mt to the witness concerning matters OF recoru oo
which there was dspnte. The opJec' Vi '
prosecution was evidently to prevent ~. "a
evidence from being repeated before the jury
NJ, tho theory of the innocence of the defendant wnich
had already been presented the theory OF his guilt
Tbrouph Mr. Scribuer Parsons got in lot OF tes
mony tending show that the city drove gooa bargain
with the Broadway Surface Company He was eAaihine"
by Mr. Parsons concerning the entries IN the DOCKS Vi o
Seventh Avenue Company. He had been present az
meeting with Foshay Kerr and Townsend al winch 'ha'
matter was discussed. Said MI Scribner:
iremembes Townsend had Arbitrarily divided as the
gross into re he top
Ieeep have Ssyss sn sses sweh nss Which sa x
n nsS ss
s ssys ' %nss yfIs
items 1nE the price e p see of tSe Switches
arS.tfarly told Mr. Townsend did not think ne
r sap M sasTs
MT Townsend having as &
T ney 's sas Mr. alter
neSsriieiess figure or two which did make
'"1s YOU heard of Mr. MOlonsy associated
Tn on NJ.
S suits g. Dna Sa o.ss and we
alsrs,sw. Mooney The s9Oes ;mnrs ws.
ss u ssSs%' y mind IN With
@ ms a Which wa: finally adopted by
Sbd anything occur the BEGINNING TO the end Of
this proceeding you know that would justify desE
n n1Ss yISr AMI never knew anything any
s saiTey or plan for OriOins Aldermen
Captaip Twomey Clerk of the Board Of Aldermen tes-
sise thu. ii was no thing for people inter
st in that before the Board to prepare
e the az SrSs
Railroad testified mat ne naa with the
business of the company.
oAre tina, ha: been TESTIFIED %c IN this nass
was said cC@pany had offered Ito, to s ,Ss o.. the
broadway franchsef Al have heard something oil 'ha'
oIs there any foundation for It'll ANone thatI
know Of ! should deci iedly. ,.,. ,. an thu
books S u The company making
that Xxi Know oS Of about any hing Of the sort.
In answer to other questions by Mr. Nicol MI Earle
saa s Ss Of the city Tor Franchise
the right TO build railroad in Broadway ae d,d NOT
Enow Of the cable company issuing OF bonds
e transferring that amount OF cable bonds
from the safe Of the Farmers Loan ana tbs; @
mittee had the cable plan under consideration: ..
r M srSpe the Senate COMMITTEES which
read by Mr. Nico tho object being TO snow that tne
sS%%ss 9san es: dealt him.
only such portions Of his testimony as was favorable 70
'ns didn't read all that because tired" said Mr.
Nicol. -. 81. ov,a.roa.
retor Saf Mr. sn.f PARSONS IONS saTcasticslIy.
William W. Miles, lawyer next testified ne mad con
Quoted examination OF Fulgran before tho senate
Investigating Committee
o-Do you any statement made BY Tullsra in
member just stand be looked up threw
Ssna,on al being suspected Of being guilty Of any such
mr Nile. emphasized thi. testimony by illustrating the
gestures which fullgran used.
THE DEFENCE SURPRISES EVERYBODY.
Then came a pause while sharp's lawyers consulted
together The announcement that followed II surprised
everybody MI. Parsons said that he had only three
mora witnesses to call for defence. and of
them were present be proposed that the should be
taken half an hour earlier than usual But the discus
sion OF this proposition put end to by the arrival
OF Colonel Bliss fresh from Lake George no one In the
looked 20 happy rs he ne smiled
his infectious good humor and smiled back at him Inc
object Of Colonel Biss's testimony to show that
Sharp wasn't fairly treated by the Senate Committee
mis- the Colonel was careful to explain he believed was
due entirely TO nadyertence and not to intention on
tho part Of the committee to do Sharp any Injustice
Colonel Bliss It'd how he had again and again appealed
TO the chairman Of committee aud to the members OF
the committee and the lawyers to give Sharp chance TO
cxnlan sOne portions his testimony. The result was
ultimately q promise that when the examination was
concluded sharp would have an opportunity to make the
Albany and broke up without giving SHARP the promised
chance to explain things Colonel bliss told win